Itunes 9 Is Ruining My Mp3s
Editing tags is causing skips at the start of songs. Hopefully the recent 9.01 fixed it... more testing to do. Regardless, here's my current top albums of 2009 in alphabetical order. |
| 1 | | As Tall As Lions
You Can't Take It With You
Being mostly unfamiliar with these guys' previous work, I've been quite impressed with this album. Very accessible, but not something I think I'll tire of quickly. |
| 2 |  | August Burns Red
Constellations
Metalcore done right was my first thought when I heard this album. ABR had never really impressed me before Constellations. |
| 3 |  | Brand New
Daisy
I love how Brand New doesn't seem to care how polarizing their albums might be. |
| 4 |  | Chuck Ragan
Gold Country
Why is it that artists with punk rock roots often make such great albums when they branch out to other genres? |
| 5 |  | Closure in Moscow
First Temple
A derivative sound, but a solid debut nonetheless. |
| 6 |  | David Bazan
Curse Your Branches
The painful look at faith that thematically overwhelms this album is complemented by David Bazan's catchiest and most interesting music yet. |
| 7 |  | The Decemberists
The Hazards of Love
Not sure yet about the "concept" behind this album, but musically it doesn't disappoint. |
| 8 |  | Every Time I Die
New Junk Aesthetic
Never really cared for these guys before, but this is some solid hardcore. |
| 9 |  | Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest
Rewardingly both ambient and interesting. |
| 10 |  | Metric
Fantasies
I'll admit to being a bit of a Metric fanboy, but I think this album stands on its own. |
| 11 | | mewithoutYou
It's all crazy! It's all false! It's all
Not the classic that was Brother, Sister, but this has been of my most played albums this year. |
| 12 |  | Paramore
Brand New Eyes
So it's new and may end up dropping of this list, but I've been enjoying brand new eyes so far. |
| 13 |  | Porcupine Tree
The Incident
Another band who's back catalog I need to explore. |
| 14 |  | RX Bandits
Mandala
Mandala manages to be both eclectic and cohesive. Good stuff. |
| 15 |  | Sarah Blasko
As Day Follows Night
I'm a sucker for Sarah's voice and laid-back pop tunes. |
| 16 |  | Taking Back Sunday
New Again
For some reason TBS make great driving tunes. New Again is definitely always in the car. |
| 17 |  | Thrice
Beggars
Not my favourite album from Thrice, but even their (slightly) lesser work is stellar. |
| 18 |  | The Used
Artwork
I had written these guys off after their debut, but Artwork is surprisingly solid. |
| 19 |  | Wilco
Wilco (The Album)
I think this is my second favourite Wilco album behind Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. |
| 20 |  | Various Artists (Indie)
Dark Was The Night
I was not expecting this album to be as good as it is. |
| 21 |  | Portugal. The Man
The Satanic Satanist
Four great albums in three years -- these guys are nuts. Yeah, so this list isn't quite in alphabetic order. |
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